- Demar DeRozan
Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Demar DeRozan
college = USC
conference = Pac-10
sport =Basketball
jersey = 10
position =Shooting Guard
class = Freshman
career_start = 2008
height_ft = 6
height_in = 7
weight_lb = 200
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1989|8|7
birth_place =Compton, California
highschool =Compton High School ,Compton, California Demar DeRozan (b.
August 7 ,1989 in Compton,California ,United States ) is a college basketball player for the USC Trojans.High school
DeRozan attended
Compton High School and was ranked as one of the top college recruits in the nation from the class of 2008. He was ranked #3 in the nation byRivals.com [ [http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewrank.asp Rivals.com Class of 2008 Baketball Rankings] ] and #6 by Scout.com. [ [http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&pid=88&yr=2008 Scout.com Class of 2008 Basketball Rankings] ]He played on the varsity basketball team all four years of high school. As a senior he led Compton High School to a 26-6 record, a Moore League title and the CIF Division IAA Southern Section quarterfinals. He averaged 29.2 ppg and 7.9 rpg. [ [http://www.usabasketball.com/men_team.php?bios=derozan_demar High School Info] ] DeRozan won the 2008 McDonald's All-American game dunk contest. [ [http://www.trojannyc.com/2008/03/demar-derozan-w.html DeRozan wins 2008 Mcdonald's All-American Game Dunk Contest] ] He was a member of the 2008
McDonald's All-American Team . He had 10 points for the west team. He was also invited to play in the 2008 Jordan Brand Classic atMadison Square Garden , where he had 17 points. [ [http://blog.newrecruitsports.com/?p=3 Jordan Brand Classic Stats] ]College
In November 2007 DeRozan signed a
Letter of Intent to play basketball at USC. He chose USC overArizona State and North Carolina.Awards
*2006 All-Moore League first team
*2007 All-Moore League first team
*2007 Named to the Los Angeles Times first team
*2008 Parade Magazine All-America first team
*2008 Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Best in the West first team
*2008 McDonald's All American West Squad
*2008 Jordan Brand All-American Classic
*2008 Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association I-AA Player of the Year (tie with Jordan Hamilton and David Wear)
*2008 MVP of his conference
*2008 All-state teamReferences
External links
* [http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/derozan_demar00.html USC Bio]
* [http://nbadraft.net/admincp/profiles/demarderozan.html NBADraft.net Profile]
* [http://www.mynbadraft.com/NBA-Draft-Profiles-2009/Demar-DeRozan MyNBADraft.com Profile]
* [http://www.takkle.com/people/7132514/-/profile Takkle.com Profile]
* [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Demar-DeRozan-1319/ DraftExpress.com Profile]
* [http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/usc-m-baskbl-sched.html USC Basketball Schedule]
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